Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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